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EP 1 570 376 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 10.03.2005 (43) Date of publication: 07.09.2005 Bulletin 2005/36 (21) Application number: 03787238.9 (22) Date of filing: 03.12.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/038219 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/050342 (17.06.2004 Gazette 2004/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 04.12.2002 US 309563 (71) Applicant: NEOPOST INDUSTRIE F-92220 Bagneux (FR)	(72) Inventor: DUTTA, Rana Shelton, CT 06484 (US) (74) Representative: Wolff, Felix et al Kutzenberger & Wolff Theodor-Heuss-Ring 23 50668 Köln 50668 Köln (DE)